Politics Jul 17 National Urban League declares ‘state of emergency’ for civil rights in the U.S. under Trump One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and Black economic advancement in response to President Donald Trump 's upending of civil rights precedents and the federal agencies traditionally tasked…
Politics Jul 15 WATCH: Mike Waltz says he wants to make UN ‘great again’ as Democrats grill him on Signal chat Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his confirmation hearing, Waltz faced lawmakers for the first time since he was ousted as national security adviser for mistakenly adding a journalist to a private Signal chat used to discuss sensitive…
Politics Jul 09 Former White House doctor refuses to answer questions as House Republican probe Biden’s health President Joe Biden’s White House physician is refusing to answer questions as part of the House Republican investigation into Biden’s health in office.
Politics Jul 01 Senate pulls AI regulatory ban from GOP bill after complaints from states A proposal to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade was soundly defeated in the U.S. Senate.
Politics Jul 01 Senate passes Trump’s reconciliation bill with Vance casting tie-breaking vote The bill next goes back to the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana warned off big revisions from his chamber's version.
Politics Jul 01 WATCH: Senate narrowly passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill on tax and spending cuts The bill next goes back to the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana warned off big revisions from his chamber's version.
Politics Jul 01 Senate works a tense overnight session as Republicans seek support for Trump’s big bill Thune wants to satisfy Republicans worried the bill's reductions to Medicaid will leave millions more people without care and those in his conservative flank seeking steeper cuts to hold down deficits ballooning with the tax cuts.
Politics May 08 WATCH: OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman testifies on AI competition in Senate hearing The hearing comes as the race to control the future of artificial intelligence is heating up between companies and countries. Altman's OpenAI is in a furious race to develop the best artificial intelligence model against tech rivals like Alphabet and…
Politics Apr 29 WATCH: Black women’s WWII unit, ‘Six Triple Eight,’ receives congressional honor At a ceremony Tuesday in Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitor Center, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other lawmakers will present the medal to the family of unit commander Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley.
Politics Apr 22 More Democratic lawmakers visit El Salvador to see Abrego Garcia, wrongly deported by Trump administration While administration officials have acknowledged that the decision to deport Abrego Garcia was done in error, they have said they have no power to return him to the country despite a Supreme Court ruling calling on the government to do…